s a year in order to form strong bonds and chemistry. If women were allowed to join combat arms units, they would hinder the ability for a unit to form this bond because they would compromise the chemistry of these units. These units often joke around with one another and function similarly to a high school football team, and adding women to the mix of this group would alter the way that the men act around each other and cause much tension. Also, the women that would serve in these units- through no fault of their own- would be subject to much discrimination and harassment by their male co-workers. This tension would cause many problems during wartime, and would ultimately hinder our country’s ability to effectively fight in a war. One can then conclude that women should not be allowed to serve in combat arms positions because they would hinder a unit’s ability to function as a cohesive group, and compromise our country’s ability to defend ourselves against our “enemies”.Many may think that it is no big deal to allow women the opportunity to prove they worthy to serve in a combat arms position. However, when one sees how much physical strength, mental strength, and unit cohesiveness is required to fight in a war then they may conclude that allowing women to serve in these positions would severely hurt our country’s ability to fight effectively in a war. I myself once thought it would be no big deal to allow women to serve in these positions, but after doing research I changed my mind. Women should be given the opportunities to fulfill their dreams if they are able. However, women should be held at the same level as men, and no concessions should be made to enable them to make the standard. Women should not be allowed to serve in combat positions, because the overwhelming majority of women will not be able to improve the system as it is now- and may even damage it....
